Braised Fish With Hairy Cucumber/ Fuzzy Gourd

Ingredients:
1 Tilapia fish (cut into pieces)
½ hairy cucumber/ fuzzy gourd (sliced)
2 spring onions (cut diagonally into 3 inches)
5 slices of ginger
½ teaspoon of oyster sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 clove garlic, remove skin, minced
1 tablespoon of vegetable/ olive oil
½ cup of water
½ tablespoon of salt

Marinate the fish with salt for at least 1 hour.

Deep fry the fish:
½ cup of oil
2 tablespoon of flour

Method:
1. Add flour to the fish and stir evenly.
2. Heat half cup of oil in the wok over high heat.
3. Deep fry the fish until brownish colour. Transfer to a plate. (Pour away all the deep fried oil and wash wok)
4. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in the wok. Add garlic and ginger, stir fry for 30 seconds or until fragrant.
5. Add harry cucumber/ fuzzy gourd, continue stir fry.
6. Add water and oyster sauce.
7. Once water begins to boil, add the deep fried fish, reduce to medium low heat, and let it simmer for 15 minutes or until the harry cucumber is soft.
8. Add spring onions
9. Season with salt and is ready to served.

You can change the quantity of the ingredients to your preferences.